UK weather latest: England records coldest night so far as temperatures plummet to -11.7C

Snowy conditions near Ribblehead in Yorkshire
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Megan White3 February 2019

Temperatures plummeted in the early hours of Sunday as England recorded its coldest night of the winter.

The new low of -11.7C was recorded at Chillingham Barns in Northumberland early on Sunday morning.

Motorists have been urged to travel with caution across the south after a yellow weather warning was put in place until 11.00am.

The Met Office warned to expect icy stretches across southern England and parts of East Anglia into Sunday morning, particularly on untreated roads and pavements.

They said there was an "increased likelihood of accidents and injuries due to icy surfaces."

In Scotland, a low of -12.6C was seen at Braemar in the Highlands – a few degrees warmer than the -15.4C seen there on Thursday.

The coldest spot in Wales was at Swyddffynnon in Dyfed, where -6.5C was recorded, while in Northern Ireland the lowest temperature was -2.6C in Katesbridge, Co Down.

Another cold blast could hit on Sunday night, with the potential for temperatures in Scotland to reach -16C.

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Several more weather warnings have been issued for Sunday and Monday mornings, although it could warm up at the start of the week.

There is a warning in place for snow and ice for a swathe of western Scotland reaching from Inverness in the north to the outskirts of Glasgow in the south.

Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said: "Much of the UK's dry, but across the north-west and west of Scotland there are some snow showers.

"There is a weather warning that will be in place from 7am onward as that band pushes eastwards.

"It will be a cold, frosty start for many and then there is the risk of some more rain, sleet and snow coming into western Scotland by the end of the night into Monday morning."

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